Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules

MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov

AGENCY REPORT TO THE

JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)

1. Agency Information

Agency name:

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Division/Bureau/Office:

Bureau of Professional Licensing

Name of person completing this form:

Weston MacIntosh

Phone number of person completing this form:

517-241-9269

E-mail of person completing this form:

MacIntoshW1@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Elizabeth Arasim

2. Rule Set Information

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2021-73 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Speech-Language Pathology – General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

The Speech-Language Pathology – General Rules pertain to definitions, licensure, human trafficking

training, examinations, temporary licenses, clinical experience, educational standards, relicensure,

renewal, continuing professional development, collaboration, referrals, and physically invasive

procedures for speech-language pathologists.

Amendment of the rules will take place to supply necessary revisions on definitions, licensure, human

trafficking training, examinations, temporary licenses, clinical experience, educational standards,

relicensure, renewal, continuing professional development, collaboration, referrals, telehealth, and

physically invasive procedures for speech-language pathologists.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

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The proposed rules include revisions to clarify definitions and the meaning of terms used in the rule

set and grammatical or typographical edits to follow current drafting standards and reorganization to

supply clarification for easier reading; adopt the Speech-Language and Audiology Canada’s (SAC)

Canadian Entry-to-Practice Exam for Speech-Language Pathology (CETP Exam) as an approved

licensure exam for licensure via endorsement; change the temporary license requirements to bring

them in line with the changes taking place on or after the effective date of 2024 PA 57; update

accreditation standards; include a deadline for when an applicant may submit a request for a waiver

of continuing professional development requirements; include a provision that lets licensees know

that they may use completion of implicit bias training under R 338.7004 toward satisfaction of

continuing professional development requirements; supply conditions related to consent, scope of

practice, and standard of care for telehealth services; and include updated procedure information that

a speech-language pathologist may perform under the supervision of a physician.

5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and

publication dates:

The Flint Journal, November 26, 2024

The Grand Rapids Press, November 26, 2024

The Escanaba Daily Press, December 12, 2024

6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:

1/1/2025

7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:

1/2/2025 09:00 AM at UL-5 , 611 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan

8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit

analysis on its website:

https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1331

9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:

Weston MacIntosh, Departmental Specialist, Bureau of Professional Licensing

Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Bureau of Professional Licensing

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

None.

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

None.

12. Persons submitting other comments:

None.

13. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the

public comment period:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245